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The NTT IndyCar Series continued its busy summer slate this weekend with a doubleheader at Iowa Speedway. It started with scary storms, but those gave way to two beautiful (if hot) days of action on Saturday and Sunday. With two races to contest, opportunities were doubled for everyone in the field. Some had mixed days, others made the most of the twin opportunities and a few left Iowa eager to ...Keep readingView the full article

On a year when everything seems to be going right for Alex Palou, he caught every break needed to leave Iowa Speedway with a weekend-ending win. Palou benefitted from a pair of timely cautions to deny Josef Newgarden and David Malukas and claim Sunday’s Farm to Finish 275. The Spaniard had started from pole after a strong second lap in Saturday’s qualifying, but was overtaken twice by ...Keep readingView the full article

Will Stevens, Alex Lynn and Norman Nato led home a Cadillac 1-2 at Interlagos as the US manufacturer notched up its maiden World Endurance Championship victory. The two Jota-run factory Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs dominated the Brazilian round of the series in which only Porsche offered a brief challenge in the initial stages of the six-hour race on Sunday. Nato took the chequered 57s up on ...Keep readingView the full article

Oliver Rowland has been crowned the 2024-25 Formula E world champion after finishing fourth in the second Berlin E-Prix of the weekend that was won by Nick Cassidy. Chief title rival Pascal Wehrlein needed another strong points finish to keep his championship defence going into the double-header London finale, but faded during the race and slipped down to 16th at the finish. With Rowland ...Keep readingView the full article

When NASCAR's top division went to Mexico City for the first time last month, Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) won in the biggest margin of victory seen in any Cup race in over 15 years. Just last week at the Chicago Street Course, he was once again victorious — this time, sweeping the weekend in both Xfinity and Cup races. Next up is Sonoma, where SVG has already secured pole position. But based ...Keep readingView the full article

Arrow McLaren driver Nolan Siegel will miss the second leg of the NTT IndyCar Series’ Iowa Speedway doubleheader after his crash during Saturday’s Synk 275. The Californian was checked by the IndyCar Medical Team and has not been cleared to compete in the Farm to Finish 275. Arrow McLaren has withdrawn the No. 6 Chevrolet from the race, leaving the field at 26 entries. “There’s no ...Keep readingView the full article

When only 10 riders made it to the chequered flag in the MotoGP German Grand Prix, it equalled the record for the lowest number of finishers in a premier class race since the end of the 500cc era. Since the MotoGP era began in 2002, only the 2011 Australian Grand Prix has ended with as few finishers as Sunday’s race at the Sachsenring. But the 2025 German GP, with its 18 starters, was more ...Keep readingView the full article

Marc Marquez took his fourth consecutive grand prix win and his ninth MotoGP victory at the Sachsenring as he dominated the German Grand Prix. The factory Ducati rider was unchallenged as he led the full distance from pole position. His brother Alex Marquez returned to familiar territory by finishing second for Gresini Ducati, while his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia came home third in a dry ...Keep readingView the full article

Jonathan Wheatley says he is relishing the chance to carry Sauber’s mid-season momentum into 2026, as the team transitions into the Audi Formula 1 outfit. Wheatley officially joined Sauber in April after leaving Red Bull and has already overseen steady improvements during his short tenure as team principal. At the Austrian Grand Prix, Gabriel Bortoleto finished eighth and scored his first ...Keep readingView the full article

Fabio Quartararo offered a terse reaction to team boss Paolo Pavesio’s statements that Yamaha wants to race its new V4 in 2026, saying his own MotoGP future depends on the team making the right decision. Quartararo has been a loyal Yamaha rider since his MotoGP career began in 2019, but his frustration with the current state of affairs has grown in recent weeks as expectations have been ...Keep readingView the full article

One question that has been constant in recent weeks is will Max Verstappen leave Red Bull before his contract ends in 2028 – and that isn’t likely to change after the sacking of Christian Horner as F1 team boss. Mercedes has made no secret of its ‘flirting’ with Verstappen while rumours also link the four-time F1 world champion to a reunion with Adrian Newey plus Honda over at Aston ...Keep readingView the full article

Triple Eight and Broc Feeney have emerged as the winners from a battle of strategies in the third and final Supercars race at the Reid Park street circuit in Townsville. From pole position Feeney led away and his Chevrolet Camaro looked to have the best combination of speed and tyre life of any of the leaders. But he faced a challenge from Cam Waters, who rode a daring strategy for Tickford ...Keep readingView the full article

Josef Newgarden was still utterly dominant and Team Penske finally flexed its muscles on Saturday at Iowa Speedway. But when it counted most, it was a different driver and team that broke through for their first win of 2025. Pato O'Ward and Arrow McLaren snatched the lead away from Newgarden with an overcut on the final round of pit stops and the Mexican star withstood a fierce late challenge ...Keep readingView the full article

Shane van Gisbergen gave it everything he had, but Connor Zilisch was able to hang onto the lead and take the win in a thrilling finish to Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Sonoma Raceway. Despite winning pole position for both races this weekend, van Gisbergen will not claim another weekend sweep at Sonoma. It was a race-long battle between the JR Motorsports teammates, who finished 1-2 just ...Keep readingView the full article

Shane van Gisbergen is one of just four drivers with multiple wins in the NASCAR Cup Series this year. He's also just one more victory away from matching Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell for the most wins this year (three). Well, SVG is off to a good start, earning pole position for the Cup race at Sonoma in his fourth consecutive pole across the Cup and Xfinity Series. Larson ...Keep readingView the full article

Cadillac has lost its front-row lock-out for this weekend’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship for an on-track infringement. Sébastien Bourdais, who ended up second in the Hyperpole session to Jota Cadillac team-mate Alex Lynn, has been docked one grid position for impeding another car. This occurred during the opening period of qualifying, after which the top 10 cars go ...Keep readingView the full article

Shane van Gisbergen has now won four consecutive poles in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, sweeping qualifying at both Chicago and now Sonoma. In Cup qualifying at Sonoma on Saturday, he looked untouchable, earning his fourth career pole and third of the 2025 season. "I'm shaking," said van Gisbergen after the pole run. "That was pretty full-on. I'm stoked to have Red Bull on the car. Thank ...Keep readingView the full article

Cadillac claimed a 1-2 in qualifying for this weekend’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship, its second straight front row lock-out. Alex Lynn followed up on his pole position at the Le Mans 24 Hours in June by taking qualifying honours in Brazil ahead of team-mate Sébastien Bourdais in the second of the British Jota team’s Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs. Lynn had topped the ...Keep readingView the full article

IndyCar held qualifying for both legs of its Iowa doubleheader on Saturday. With two races to set the field for, drivers were tasked with completing two laps during their runs. The first lap secured a driver’s spot in Saturday’s race, with the second lap determining the grid for Sunday. Race 1 qualifying Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Photo by: Geoff Miller / Lumen via Getty ...Keep readingView the full article

Franco Morbidelli has suffered a severe contusion to his left collarbone following his violent crash early in the MotoGP sprint race at the Sachsenring on Saturday. After being examined at the circuit medical centre, the 30-year-old Italian rider was transferred to hospital in Chemnitz for further evaluation. Should Morbidelli miss the German Grand Prix on Sunday, he will join the entire ...Keep readingView the full article